Date: November 8, 2003
Contact:  Brandon Laster, 816-759-6692

Public Hearing Dates Set for Housing Development Funding

The Missouri Housing Development Commission will hold public hearings at three different locations on three nights in November to discuss the 111 affordable housing development proposals submitted by developers for 2005 funding in response to a Notification of Funding Availability issued in August with an Oct. 18 deadline.  Hearings are planned for St. Louis, Columbia and Kansas City.

The first public hearing will be held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at the Renaissance of St. Louis Airport Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis Missouri  63134; phone 314.429.1100, fax 314.429.3625.  The following cities are represented in the 44 proposals to be discussed:

The second public hearing will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, November 18, 2004 at the Holiday Inn Select - Executive Center, 2200 I-70 Drive S. W., Columbia, Missouri.  The following cities are represented in the 30 proposals to be discussed:

The Kansas City public hearing will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, at the Kansas City Embassy Suites - Plaza, 220 West 43rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri; Phone: 816.756.1720 , Fax: 816.531.3007.  The following cities are represented in the 37 proposals to be discussed:

MHDC administers rental housing production programs including the federal and state low-income housing tax credits. Funds for rental production programs also consist of MHDC fund balances and federal "HOME" funds. At least 10 percent of HOME funds are set aside for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO).

At the public hearing, MHDC staff will describe the development(s) under consideration, explain the financial assistance requested, field inquiries regarding the development(s), and accept and record public comments.  Any interested party may attend the hearing to submit verbal or written comments and/or submit written comments to Missouri Housing Development Commission, 3435 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111, or through the office of the mayor or chief elected official of the locality in which the development is located.

Those persons who wish to attend this hearing and require specific aids or services under the Americans with Disabilities Act, should notify Rachel Davis at 816.759.6600, at least three working days prior to the hearing.

A detailed list of developments proposed throughout the state is available on the Web at http://www.mhdc.com/.

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